Basalt Elementary School (0560)
151 EAST COTTONWOOD DRIVE
BASALT, CO 81621
524
Total Students Served
Infant - Grade 4
School District:
Roaring Fork RE-1 (1180)
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About Basalt Elementary School (0560)
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Basalt Elementary School
2025-2026
About BES: Basalt Elementary School serves approximately 480 students in grades Preschool through 4th grade in the heart of downtown Basalt, Colorado. BES has a diverse population of students. About 60% of the BES student population are Native Spanish speakers and English Language Learners. At Basalt Elementary School, our mission is to partner with our community, to inspire students to thrive by building relationships, achieving academic success, and providing enriching learning opportunities i…
n both Spanish and English. Our Dual Language program is a wonderful program for our families and students as well as many other rich learning experiences for all of our students. The Dual Language model has been part of the Basalt Elementary School programming for 26 years. Over those years it has been modified and improved to support the learning needs of all students. The Dual Language program is an option for enrolling families. The Dual Language Program is a form of education in which students learn in both Spanish and English. The program goals are as follows: ? High Academic Achievement ? Biliteracy and Bilingualism ? Sociocultural competency BES is a two-way (bilingual) 50/50 or partial immersion program. Our goal is to enroll a balance of native English speakers and native Spanish speakers in the homeroom class. We are a program that focuses on teaching 50% of the time in English and 50% of the time in Spanish. Research indicates that students who spend more time in the partner language do better in that language (Howard, Christian & Genesee, 2001; Lindholm-Leary, 2001; Lindholm-Leary & Howard, in press) and that language minority students (in the U.S>, those whose native language is not English) do better academically when their native language is supported and developed (Thomas & Collier, 1997; 2002). BES continues to use new research and strategies to improve the program for all students. Our school divides language through the daily schedule. Within the Dual Language Program, students speak and study in one language at a time, and the times for each language are explicitly defined. At BES, students rotate speaking one language one week and the other language the next week during Crew, Math, Science, Social Studies and Health in Kindergarten through the 4th grades. In addition to high academic achievement and biliteracy/bilingualism, classrooms with dual language learners also benefit from each other?s language expertise and diverse cultural experiences throughout the school year. We are proud of our program at BES and believe that dual language learning is for all students - regardless of home language or learning styles. This program has been in our school community since 1994. Our school also offers many programs to meet student needs including a Gifted and Talented (PEAK) Program, Environmental Education with ACES (Aspen Center for Environmental Education), Outdoor Education, Counseling Services, Family Liaison and English and Spanish Language instruction. Culture: We recently created a new schoolwide behavior expectation model, HERD. Being in the Herd means you show Honor, Effort, Respect and Discovery in every part of our school and every part of our day. We followed the principles of PBIS when implementing this program.
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